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  • Broughton Pianos Limited

    Drayton Mill
    Stourbridge, Worcestershire DY9 0BT
    England

    Broughton Pianos have been trading for over 30

  • LSM Pianos Ltd

    9 Rothersthorpe Avenue
    Rothersthorpe Ind. Estate
    Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4 8JH
    England

    LSM Pianos Ltd. was established back in 1979. We

  • Ben Wheeler Pianos Ltd

    Beach's Crescent
    Little London
    Tadley, Hampshire RG26 5ER
    England

    We are a specialist piano company supplying pianos

  • Academy Pianos

    St. Francis Hall
    Baccabox Lane
    Birmingham, West Midlands B47 5DD
    England

    Buying the right piano is often a difficult task,

  • JOSEFS PIANOS

    5 Bridge St
    Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 6EW
    England

    As a family business, we have specialised in

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Did You Know Piano Facts

What is the difference between Overdamping and Underdamping?

Overdamping is a system whereby the piano damping mechanism (the bit that shuts the piano up) is situated above the hammer strike line. Underdamping is where the piano dampers are placed below the hammer strike line. Advantages and disadvantages. Overdamping. Imagine an elastic band three-foot long, you twang it and then put your finger near to the end of the elastic band, to stop it vibrating. This is overdamping

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Take the same elastic band and place your finger near the centre to stop it from vibrating this is underdamping, which of course is more efficient. Overdamping is controlled by gravity where as underdamping is controlled by adjustable springs so on the whole underdamping is far more efficient than overdamping. However, there is one disadvantage with underdamping. That is, if the dampers are incorrectly aligned to the nodes and antinodes of the vibrating string this will result in, the dampers when they come in contact with the string, emphasising certain harmonics on the piano, thus giving you a harmonic ring, this is more common on small uprights and small grandís as the margin of tolerance decreases as the piano becomes smaller.